Free falling: We want to see your favorite subject

Flowers in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris. Fuji 400h, Nikon F100. Marissa Wu We’re turning over a new leaf. Fall is on the way. And as we segue into cooler temps and a new season, the editors at PopPhoto are throwing this week’s theme out the window. Instead, we want to see images that capture… Continue reading Free falling: We want to see your favorite subject

See the tempestuous finalists of the Weather Photographer of the Year Awards

“Inside a cumulonimbus cloud, particles of rain, snow or ice move up and down, colliding and causing an imbalance in the electrical charge. Cloud-to-ground lightning, as seen in this image, happens when a channel of negative charge zigzags downward in a ‘forked pattern’. This is usually invisible to the human eye and travels to the… Continue reading See the tempestuous finalists of the Weather Photographer of the Year Awards

Webb photographs what may be the universe’s oldest galaxy

“Scientists with the CEERS Collaboration have identified an object—dubbed Maisie’s galaxy in honor of project head Steven Finkelstein’s daughter—that may be one of the earliest galaxies ever observed. If its estimated redshift of 14 is confirmed with future observations, that would mean we’re seeing it as it was just 290 million years after the Big… Continue reading Webb photographs what may be the universe’s oldest galaxy

Best camera backpacks for hiking in 2022

Abby Ferguson Best overall Shimoda Explore V2 25L Check Price Best small Lowepro PhotoSport BP 15L AW III Check Price Best for winter trips Lowepro Whistler Backpack 450 AW II Check Price Having a proper camera backpack for hiking will make it easier and safer to bring your gear along on adventures. They offer protection… Continue reading Best camera backpacks for hiking in 2022

How to Process Photos That Used a Flash

In this portrait photography post-production tutorial, I’m going to show you how I post-produce my images in Adobe Lightroom. I’ve been using Lightroom since version 1, many, many years ago. Back then, Lightroom didn’t do a whole lot, so I did most of my post-production work in Photoshop. But every new release of Lightroom has… Continue reading How to Process Photos That Used a Flash

Summer swan song: Our favorite reader-submitted photos of the season’s end

Tejus Shah A Ferris Wheel glows in the twilight. Orange skies greet a new dawn. Baskets of apples signal that the seasons are changing. In the blink of an eye, summer has flown by. August winds down, vacations are over, and it’s back to work/school. These are our favorite reader-submitted photos that pay homage to… Continue reading Summer swan song: Our favorite reader-submitted photos of the season’s end